What is a Wiki?

This 3 minute video by Common Craft gives a simple overview of the tool and its function:

How to Use a Wiki in a Classroom

Advanced Wiki Use:
Overview of Advanced Wiki Uses

Middle School Classroom Wikis

6th Grade Social Studies (Sayles)
7th Grade Math (Darmo)
7th Grade Geography and Global Issues (Posten)
7th Grade Geography and Global Issues (Drinkard)
8th Grade English (Emerson and Costen)
8th Grade Science (Dixon and Conforto)

Our Library Wikis

TeenTomes (Book Reviews)
Flights of Fantasy (MS Book Club)

Upper School Classroom Wikis

Mr. Williams' Spanish Class
Mr. Newman's Newspaper Class
Dr. Chase's Asian Studies Class

Wiki Examples outside of Lovett

http://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com/
http://hchscampaignsites-2007.wikispaces.com/ High School Students and Civic Engagement
http://ca7science.wikispaces.com/ Jocelyn Todd at Cary Academy 7th Grade Science
http://comparinghemispheres.wikispaces.com/ Two School Collaborative Study of Hemispheres
http://cltnet-blogs-wikis-podcasts.wikispaces.com/Wikis Overview of Wikis and Applications (Source:PLP Consortium-SNB)
http://kublerreading.wikispaces.com/ Annie Kubler--5th Grade Westminster
http://smallstones.wikispaces.com/ Student-Created Review Wiki for AP Calculus (BC)--Woodward, Tim Hamling
http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com/ Technology Course Capstone Project (US Classroom at Walker, Thomas Cooper)
http://honorsbrit.wikispaces.com/ Honors British Lit Class (US English, Darrian Bariexca, Hunterdon Central Regional High School in NJ)
http://usmk12.wikispaces.com/ Middle School Wiki with links to classrooms at University School of Milwaukee (USM-a JRPO school)
http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Award-Winning Wiki site for US Economics classroom (AP level)

Training Materials

FEAST presentation (Donna Knott) 10.27.08